| Taxon | Axelella |
|---|---|
| Authority | Petit, 1988[1] |
| Type species | Cancellaria smithii |
| Type species authority | Dall, 1888 |
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Axelella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Axelella include:
- Axelella campbelli (Shasky, 1961)[2]
- † Axelella casacantaurana Landau, Petit, Etter & C. M. Silva, 2012
- † Axelella cativa Landau, Petit & C. M. Silva, 2012
- † Axelella desmotis (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
- † Axelella emblema P. Jung & Petit, 1990
- † Axelella firma Petit & Schmelz, 1991
- Axelella funiculata (Hinds, 1843)[3]
- † Axelella nutrita Landau, Petit, Etter & C. M. Silva, 2012
- † Axelella panamica (Petit, 1976)
- Axelella scalatella (Guppy, 1873)[4]
- Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888)[5]
- † Axelella sphenoidostoma (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
- † Axelella spherotopleura (J. A. Gardner, 1938)
- † Axelella thisbe (Olsson, 1964)
- † Axelella vokesae (Petit, 1970)
- † Axelella yara Landau & Petit, 1997
- Species brought into synonymy
- Axelella brasiliensis Verhecken, 1991:[6] synonym of Pseudobabylonella brasiliensis (Verhecken, 1991)
- Axelella kastoroae Verhecken, 1997:[7] synonym of Nipponaphera kastoroae
- Axelella minima (Reeve, 1856):[8] synonym of Pseudobabylonella minima
- Axelella nodosivaricosa (Petush, 1979):[9] synonym of Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa
- Axelella semipellucida (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850):[10] synonym of Nipponaphera semipellucida
- Axelella suduirauti Verhecken, 1999:[11] synonym of Nipponaphera suduirauti (Verhecken, 1999)
References
- Petit R.E. (1970). Notes on Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)— II. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 8(2): 83-88, pl. 1.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
+ Petit, R.E. (1988). "Axelella, new name for Olssonella Petit, 1970, a preoccupied taxon (Mollusca: Cancellariacea)". The Nautilus. 102 (3): 130. Retrieved 20 May 2026.